St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-01-01
Proceedings Board of Police
Town of OpeEOusas.
WEDNESDAY. Nov. oath 1885,

&. NJ. Thompson, L. B. Sandoz, Joseph
Lasalle, NJ. Green and Geo. Pulford.
The President announced that this
meeting had been called for the pur-
pose of fixing aud adopting the amount
OF the Annual Revenue License for the
Pnlford, the following Ordinance, after
having been read according to law, was
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
TO levy, collect and enforce payment
of an annual license tax, upon all per
Sons, associations Of persons, or busl-
ness firms, and corporations, pursuing
anv trade, profession, vocation, calling,
s,or business, except those who are ex-
gpreSsly excepted from such license tax
by Article 206, and 2O1, of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the Board
of Police OF the Town of Opelousas La.
that there is hereby levied an annual
license tax for the calendar year A. d.,
=. 1882 one thousand eight hundred and
@eighty seven, upon all persons, assocla-
fiOn OF persons, or business firms, aud
corporations, pursuing any trade, pro-
feSsion, vocation. calling or business,
except those who are expressly except
I'd from such license tax by Article 2oG,
and 3O7, Of the Constitution Of the
Stare of La.
>Er. ,. Be it further ordained, that
oh the (2) second day Of January, 4. ID.
Ela>.) one thousand eight hundred and
eighty seven. the Collector OF the
Board of Police of the town of Ope-
lou@as La, shall begin to collect, and
shall collect as fast as possible, from
each OF the persons or business flrms'
association of persons and corporations,
pursuing within the town of Opelonsas,
lnV trade, profession, vocation, calling
1r business license tax as hereinafter
graduated.
All licenses shall be due and collect
able during the first ~ two months OF
e&cl wear, and all unpaid license shall
become delinquent on the % first day
Of March Of the year (1SS1) one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty seven,
and all persons, firms, or corporations,
who shall commence any business pro-
fesSion, vocation, or Calling, upon
which a license tax Is herein levied,
after said time to- wit March 1st 1887,
shall become delinquent, unless the
license is paid within ten days.
SEC g. That for every business OF
Ialling at retail, whether as principal,
Agent on commission, or otherwise, the
license shall be based, and graded, on
tile gross amount OF sales, as follows
to-wit:
1St. Class When gross sales are one
hundred and fifty thousand Dollars or
more, and under two hundred thousand
dollars, the license shall be, one hun
s4!red and fifty dollars.
= ed. Glass. When gross sales are one
hundred thousand dollars, or more, and
under one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
dollars 800.
Sd. Glass. When gross sales are
seventy five thousand dollars or
more, and under one hundred thousand
dollars, the license shall be sevent, five
dollars $40.
4th. Class When gross sales art
fifty thousand dollars or more, and un
der seventy five thousand dollars, the
license shall be fifty dollars, $50.
5th Glass. When gross sales are
forty thousand dollars, or more, and
under fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be forty dollars, $40.
9Th. Glass. When gross sales are
thirty thousand dollars, or more, and
Huder forty thousand dollars, the license
shall be thirty dollars, $50.
18th. Glass. When gross sales are
twenty five thousand dollars or more,
and under thirty thousand dollars the
license shall be twenty five dollars, S25.
sth Glass. When gross sales are
twenty thousand dollars, or more, and
under twenty five thousand dollars, the
license shall be twenty dollars, $50.
9th. Glass. When gross sales are
fifteen thousand dollars or more, and
under twenty thousand dollars, the
license shall be fifteen dollars, SIS.
! 10th. Class. When gross sales are un-
Q&er fifteen thousand dollars, the license
shall be ten dollars, $40.
Provided, That if any distilled, vi
nous, malt, or other kind of mixed Ii
4uors be sold in connection with the
business of retail Merchant, Grocer.
Restaurant, Oyster house, Confectiona-
.ry, or Druggist, in less quantities than
sSIve gallons, the license Tor such addi
tional business shall be as hereinafter
provided in Sec, 8 of this Ordinance.
Provided, further, that no license shall
issue to sell liquors in less quantities
chan five gallons, for less than fifty
dollars, $50.
INSUREING.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained etc, |
That each and every insurance compa- |
nv, {society1 association, corporation or
other organization or firm, or indivi- |
dual doing and conducting an insurance
business Of any kind, life, fire, marine,
river, accident, or other, whether such |
company, society, association, corpora |
ton, or other organization, or firm, or,
individual, is, or, are located or domi-
eiled in the Town or operating here, |
through a branch department, resident
board, local Office, firm, company, cor
poration, or agency OF any kind, what
soever, shall pay a separate and dis
fincs license on said business for each |
company represented, and said licenses
nholi ho ha sad and graded IN the gross |